Bragg Invades Kentucky - Carthage TN
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Don.Morfe
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Bragg Invades Kentucky from Sept-Oct, 1862 Moving northwest from Sparta, Bragg, with Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s Right Wing, Army of Mississippi. Forrest’s Cavalry Brigade surrendered in Munford, KY to Bragg on Sept. 14, 1862.
Waymark Code: WM1815T
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2023
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TEXT ON THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 3B-31
Bragg Invades Kentucky
Sept-Oct, 1862
Moving northwest from Sparta, Bragg, with Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s Right Wing, Army of Mississippi, composed of the divisions of Cheatham and withers, passed through here. Forrest’s Cavalry Brigade, covering the left flank of the advance, operated west of Murfreesboro and Lebanon and as far north as Munford, KY., which surrendered to Bragg on Sept. 14.
Name of Battle:
Battle at Munford KY
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 09/14/1862
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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